Expansion of pathogen-specific mono- and multifunctional Th1 and Th17 cells in multi-focal tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Expansion of pathogen-specific mono- and multifunctional Th1 and Th17 cells in multi-focal tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Th1 and Th17 responses are known to play an important role in immunity to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), although little is known about their role in extrapulmonary forms of tuberculosis (TB).To identify the role of Th1, Th17, and Th22 cells in multi-focal TB lymphadenitis (TBL), we examined mycobact...

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Main Authors: Nathella Pavan Kumar, Rathinam Sridhar, Vaithilingam V Banurekha, Dina Nair, Mohideen S Jawahar, Thomas B Nutman, Subash Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3581586?pdf=render

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